Intelligent Christianity

Not that American evangelicals are going to pay much attention, but the Archbishop of Canterbury, the figurehead of the Church of England, has decried the teaching of creationism in public schools.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/religion/Story/0,,1735730,00.html

No matter, though, because Pope Benedictine is a big enough bigot to simply throw evolution out the window, which he did last November.

What I'm curious about is how many other countries teach their children to ignore science and to follow the vague tenets of religious scripture that was cobbled together by a few centuries of fables and storytelling. Seriously, how many other countries teach their kids concepts like Intelligent Design?

A few ultra-conservative Arab countries, maybe? India, though it's staunchly religious, is kicking our asses when it comes to scientific achievement in the classroom, so we could safely say we know where their priorities lie. Any African nations teaching religious dogma in public schools? What about Latin America? Australia? Europe?

The only thing the guardian mentions is that the debate "has provoked divisions in Britain but nothing like the vehemence or politicisation of the debate in the US." Probably because Britain lacks a sizable population of googly-eyed right-wing Pat Robertson-loving sex-hating Jesus freaks like we have in the U.S.

I'm ready for my communion, Father. But don't buy fucking Yellowtail Merlot for the sacramental wine again. Australian pisswater, that's what that is.

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A bit more on the election fraud front:

http://www.cleveland.com/ohio/plaindealer/index.ssf?/base/news/113403461250230.xml&coll=2

Diebold, a voting machine company, continued to allow its executives to donate money to Republican candidates even after the enormous scandals in 2000 and 2004. Impropriety? What impropriety? How about the fact that Diebold's CEO, Wally O'Dell, contributed heavily to the Bush/Cheney camp and said in 2003, "I am committed to helping Ohio deliver its electoral votes to the president next year."

Yeah, no real problem there. Expect more on this topic, though. A friend and I are working on a story involving Diebold in Colorado.